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Five patients experienced allergic transfusion reactions to autologous red cell transfusions.
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Objective: To review a large series of allergic transfusion reactions.
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However, the review of a large series of allergic transfusion reactions has not been performed.
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Conclusions: The clinical presentation of allergic transfusion reactions was quite variable, and the pathophysiology remains unclear.
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For children with history of severe allergic transfusion reactions, evaluation for allergic stigmata prior to transfusion is recommended.
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Allergic transfusion reactions accounted for 17% (273 of 1613) of the transfusion reactions.
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Allergic transfusion reactions were estimated to occur in approximately 1 in 4124 blood components transfused, or 1 in 2338 transfusion episodes.